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Mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?

Asked by katelyn8282 6 months ago, 1 answer.

What is the difference between a mercury barometer and an aneroid barometer?

Answered by jozef on May 15, 2009, 09:43AM
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A mercury barometer uses mercury to show the level of atmospheric pressure. The units are millimeters-of-mercury (mmHg). An aneroid barometer is a mechanical gauge which uses an arm that pivots in the center to point out the pressure usually in kilopascals (kPa)

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